Dear Friends of the BC Schizophrenia Society,
I would like to invite you to attend one of the most glamorous and exciting Galas that Vancouver has to offer. Endeavour for the Benefit of the Arts, Sciences and Health is having a fabulous dinner and auction on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at the Hotel Vancouver. Tickets are $300 each and it is truly the best $300 you will ever spend. Not too many events like this can boast over 45 years of successful fundraising.
Endeavour supports eleven different charities under their umbrella and our aim is to deliver 100% funding back to those charities. Beneficiaries include the BC Schizophrenia Society along with others such as Big Brothers of Great Vancouver, Make a Wish Foundation, Atira Women’s Resource Society and Children’s Hearing & Speech Centre of B.C. to name just a few.
You can simply call the BCSS office at 604-270-7841 to purchase your ticket and get sent your auction catalogue. Thanks and I look forward to seeing you at this year’s gala.
Sincerely,
Jane Duval
Executive Director, British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
P.S.: Here is the Endeavour BCSS Donation List of the great items donated, whose sale will benefit BCSS.
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Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy – Visions Journal Edition
BCSS is afflilliated with HereToHelp, and participates on the editorial committee for Visions Journal, which comes out a few times a year on various mental health or addictions topics.
Vol. 6, No. 1 (2009) | 32 pages | table of contents | pdf (2.1 Mb)
Cognitive-behavioural therapy, or CBT, is a type of talk therapy that helps people understand the relationship between thoughts, behaviours and feelings. It’s the leading type of therapy for many mental health and substance use issues, including depression, anxiety, psychosis and problem substance use. This issue of Visions explores the history of CBT, current CBT practices and different approaches to treatment for different groups of people. Readers will learn how CBT works and see how CBT has helped people with different mental health problems. If you read this issue, you may notice a distinct theme in many articles: despite the successes of CBT, it can be very hard to access this treatment in BC. We hope that this issue of Visions brings the problem of access to light and encourages you to learn more about this effective therapy.
Donate your Birthday
Are you on Facebook? You can “donate” your birthday to British Columbia Schizophrenia Society (BCSS). Anyone whose birthday is in the next 30 days can make a birthday wish and ask friends to give money to help support programs and services for persons with schizophrenia and their families. Click on this link for more details

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